Israel in Talks to Upgrade Sri Lankan Air Force Kfir Fighter Aircraft
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is in talks to upgrade Kfir fighter aircraft of the Sri Lankan air force. Sri Lanka purchased a total of 16 Kfir jets from Israel between 1995...
Boeing Unveils Unmanned Refueling Aircraft System for US Navy Carrier Jets
Boeing has unveiled an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for refueling US Navy jets operating from aircraft carriers. Through its MQ-25 competition, the Navy is seeking unmanned refueling capabilities that would extend...
L-3 Technologies to Provide Software Integration for Canadian CF-18 Operational Flight Program
L-3 Technologies has won a $10.5 million contract to provide a software upgrade and integration of the Canadian CF-18 operational flight program
Hold-up in Foreign Equipment Supply Delays Indian Navy’s Three Warships Delivery
The Indian Navy is facing a delay in delivery of three modern destroyers by nearly three years due to hold-up on the part of foreign vendors to supply vital arms...
US DSCA Approves $200 Million Sustainment Services for Poland’s F-16 Fighter Fleet
The US State Department has approved follow-on support and sustainment services for Polish F-16 fleet for an estimated cost of $200 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification...
Russia to Launch Development of S-500 Anti-Ballistic Missile System in 2018
Russia will launch the development of S-500 Prometey surface-to-air missile/anti-ballistic missile system in 2018. “The development of the transport machine, the loading vehicle, the loading and unloading equipment for the air defence missile system S-500 is...
Houtis Fire Ballistic Missile at Riyadh Palace, Intercepted Says Saudi
Saudi Arabia has intercepted a missile fired by Houti rebels from Yemen at Riyadh palace. Houti rebels on Tuesday, said that they launched a ballistic missile targeting al-Yamama royal palace in Riyadh, Mohamemd Abdul Salam, a...
Chinese Bombers, Fighters, Surveillance Aircraft Encounter Interference from Foreign Aircraft
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force reported that its bombers, fighters and surveillance aircraft have encountered interference from foreign warplanes during a training mission over Tsushima Strait. This is the first time that the...
Japanese Cabinet Approves Two Aegis Ashore Systems Deployment
The Japanese government has approved to deploy two land-based Aegis Ashore missile defense system at a cabinet meeting held on Tuesday. The government plans to deploy two Aegis Ashore systems to cover Japan's entire territory, possibly...
Russia Delivers Tanks, Armored Vehicles, Helicopters to Tajikistan
Russia today delivered battle tanks, armored carriers, helicopters, howitzers and several other weapons and vehicles to Tajikistan to help protect its borders from terrorists operating in Afghanistan. Among the arms and equipment delivered were T-72B1 tanks,...
China May Have Accessed Sensitive Components from Crashed Indian Heron Drone
The Chinese military may have accessed sensitive components installed on a Heron UAV that crashed in Tibet on December 7 near the Indo-China border, Israeli media reports. The Heron UAV, made by Israeli Aircraft Industries (IAI)...
Russia’s “Magic Bullet” Against FPV Drones?
One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles